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Back in 2013, our tumblr site was started and ran until 2018, when they decided it was too "adult" - too lurid, supposedly. We followed the exodus to newtumbl and four years of dedication vanished in June of 2023. That work was not only new posts but upgrades of hundreds of old tumblr posts as well. So far, there has been no way to rescue those posts, so this will be the third version of this project. And, I'll warn you in advance, I may slip in covers that are not crime or mystery but just because I like the artwork. Enjoy!

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February 1935 issue

February 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 8, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur b. reeve, c.k.m. scanlon, dagger, popular detective magazine, robert h. rohde, syl macdonald, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on February 1935 issue

September 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 7, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags donn mullally, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on September 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1947 issue

March 1947

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 14, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, popular detective magazine, roger fuller, wayland riceLeave a comment on March 1947 issue

April 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1941

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 7, 2024July 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bomb, j. lane linklater, kingsley moses, milton lowe, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, TNTLeave a comment on April 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1951 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1951

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 28, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carter dickson, fireplace, john dickson carr, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on July 1951 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1939

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on July 6, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, chained, frank gruber, mel watt, popular detective magazine, rafael desoto, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on April 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1935 issue

June 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 1, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur b. reeve, dagger, e. hoffmann price, george a. mcdonald, oscar schisgall, popular detective magazine, racist imagery, robert wallace, spider, yellow menaceLeave a comment on June 1935 issue

April 1936 issue

April 1936

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/25/26]

Posted on June 19, 2024April 25, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags a. leslie ross, decapitation, frederick c. painton, george bruce, popular detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1936 issue

November 1935 Canadian issue

November 1935 – first Canadian issue

same cover art as the November US 1935 issue

Posted on June 19, 2024May 26, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags decapitation, femme fatale, margie harris, maxwell hawkins, popular detective magazine, sword, theodore a. tinsleyLeave a comment on November 1935 Canadian issue

October 1942 issue

October 1942

Posted on June 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags dale clark, fredric brown, idol, popular detective magazine, walt bruce, WWII fictionLeave a comment on October 1942 issue

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